Once Tokyo Luoyang is built, it will inevitably divide the influence of the Guanlong Group and attract nobles from Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangnan to join the officialdom one after another.
They have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and their eyes are bleeding.
Yang Ming's proposal was actually not in line with Yang Su's position, but Yang Su didn't think that far and only thought about how to raise food.
And Yang Guang is happy to see this, because Yang Guang's original intention was to abandon the Guanzhong standard and support other regions to suppress the Guanzhong Group.
In fact, it is not appropriate to give him an official position directly. In the Sui Dynasty, if you wanted to be an official immediately, you had to be famous. In other words, you had to be a celebrity.
It is a foolish dream for an unknown person to want to become an official in one fell swoop, and the Guanzhong Group will not allow it.
Fortunately, the Cui family of Qinghe has a great advantage. All the children in the family are studying, and many of them are top-notch. Their cultural heritage is no less than that of any family in the Guanzhong Group.
In fact, many of the children of the Guanzhong Group are not very good at studying. If they can rely on their ancestors to become officials, why should they study hard?
This is why Yang Jian opened official schools across the country, thinking of cultivating talents, but ended up cultivating an atmosphere.
After Yang Ming got a list from Yang Su, he came to Du Ruhui to discuss.
"If there is not enough benefit, don't even think about borrowing food from others, so I am thinking about recommending more children of the Cui family for this year's scientific examination quota. What would Keming (Du Ruhui's character) think?" Yang Ming asked.
After knowing the cause and effect, Du Ruhui nodded in agreement: "But this year's candidates have already entered Beijing, so there is no time."
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If there is enough time, it is useless to elect people. Most of them will be alternate officials after being elected. Those with connections and connections like Fang Xuanling can only go to Xicheng to become a county captain. This is the worst since the establishment of scientific examination in the Sui Dynasty. Not a bad one.
The Guanzhong Group does not like things like scientific examinations. It is basically a project to make money. If you give money, I will recommend you.
Did you pass the exam? Sorry, there's no room available.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "You can help me check the people on this list given by Yue Gong in private to see how knowledgeable and virtuous they are."
Du Ruhui had heard of many people on the list. After all, he was also a scholar, and the Cui family in Qinghe mainly produced scholars.
After Du Ruhui left, Yang Ming began to use the memory in his mind to get paper and pen and write down some content about the ancient imperial examination.
Don't be too advanced. You can't directly move the Ming Dynasty imperial examination to the present. Firstly, Yang Guang didn't dare to do this, and secondly, the Guanzhong Group didn't agree.
Isn’t it true that the Sui Dynasty now only had people to lift people? Then add a Jinshi.
When people are promoted, under what conditions are they recommended?
Divided into ten subjects:
Filial piety and loyalty, good moral conduct, honorable loyalty, clean conduct, strong and upright, unyielding in governing the constitution, excellent academic acumen, beautiful literary talents, capable generals and strategists, and strong physical strength.
Among them, those with excellent academic acumen and literary talent are the Jinshi subjects. The test is policy questions, that is, questions on political affairs and classics are asked, and candidates are asked to answer them.
The reason why these two subjects are called Jinshi subjects is that once they pass, they can directly enter the official position and be given actual positions instead of being on the waiting list.
The remaining ones, if they pass the exam, are basically small-time officials who are devolved to the county level and can eat royal food. Especially the one who is physically strong and has passed the exam. Do you still want to enter the imperial city? To break through the sky is to go to the military mansion and become a captain and brigade commander.
These contents are also historically Yang Guang's addition of Jinshi subjects on the basis of Yang Jian's and slightly reformed.
In essence, it still relies on recommendations from local officials, and most of the local officials are from Guanzhong, so they are still controlled by the Guanzhong group.
After Yang Ming sorted it out, he wrote another memorial. The contents of the memorial were all truthful. He wanted to borrow food from Lao Cui's family in Qinghe, so he thought of a way to give them some benefits.
Now there is still enough time to send people to send the memorial to the capital. Changping County can still hold on for another month.
Then, Yang Ming will contact the Cui family next.
So he wrote another letter with sincere words and sincerely invited Cui Fuli to come to Luoyang. In name, of course, he was asking the other party to help him come up with ideas. After all, the old Cui family was also good at this aspect of the project.
Yang Ming was also afraid that he wouldn't come, so he had to give this letter to Cui Shiji to deliver. This man was currently in Luoyang. He was Yang Xuanzang's eldest brother-in-law. He also relied on Yang Su's relationship to become a member of the Ministry of War.
Cui Shiji is Cui Fuli's nephew.
"Be sure to invite Mr. Cui here, and tell him that I am eagerly awaiting you in Luoyang," Yang Ming instructed.
Cui Shiji was of course happy, and nodded solemnly: "Your Highness, please put it down, I will live up to your trust."
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Capital, Yue Gongfu.
Yang Yue was lying on the bed and could not see the guests for a long time, so Li Min only stayed for less than half an hour before leaving.
Anyway, he did everything Yang Jian asked him to do. Yang Yue was notoriously greedy, so he accepted all the gifts and praised King Qi.
So his errands this time were rewarding.
After Yang Xuangan sent Li Min away, he returned to the room and wondered:
"What does King Qi mean? He doesn't interact with you on weekdays. Why did he send so many gifts this time? What does he want to do?"
The injury on Yang Yue's back has scabbed over. As long as he doesn't move around, it doesn't hurt much. He frowned and looked at Xuangan and asked:
"Are you curious why the person giving the gift is Li Zixiong's son?"
Yang Xuangan said blankly: "It's not surprising. Zixiong is my best friend and an old subordinate of my father. His son used to come to our house often. Besides, Li Min is a very sensible boy. I leave many things to him." He and the King of Qi have been friends since childhood, so it is not surprising that the King of Qi entrusted him with it."
"Idiot!" Yang Su cursed in a low voice and said, "Have you told Li Min about something to let him grasp something? Only then will King Qi go through him and want to make friends with me? Otherwise, let's go to Prince Qi's Mansion." I’ve never interacted with you before, so why are you trying to please me at this time?”
"What did you say?" Yang Xuangan thought hard for a long time, then slapped his forehead and said, "I only told him about his uncle's injury, but nothing else."
"Exactly what was said, tell me in detail," Yang Yue said.
After Yang Yue heard this, he frowned and thought for a moment, then sneered.
Maybe it was because I cursed Yang Ming every day that Li Min thought that he and Yang Ming had conflicts and their relationship was broken. He felt that an opportunity had come, so he instigated King Qi to win over me?
Young people are not deeply involved in the world and really don’t understand anything.
What is the relationship between me and Yang Ming? Could it be that you can buy it with a little gift? Do you think our Yinjiang is really a piece of water that has been thrown away, worthless?
"You idiot, no matter what happens in the future, don't talk to that stupid son of Li Zixiong. If you hang around with fools all day long, you will become more and more stupid," Yang Yue looked at Xuangan and scolded.
Yang Xuangan looked puzzled: "My nephew didn't understand. Please ask my uncle to explain it more clearly."
"Alas..." Yang Yue sighed and said, "Whose wife is your daughter?"
Yang Xuangan said: "Of course it's the King of Qin. Yin Jiang is the royal concubine of the King of Qin. She's in trouble now. She always criticizes me..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Yang Yue interrupted: "Let me ask you, between King Qin and King Qi, if we only choose one, whose position should we stand on?"
"It goes without saying, it must be King Qin, oh..." Yang Xuangan slapped his forehead and realized: "There is something wrong with King Qi's flattery."
Your mind finally turned around, and Yang Yue said expectantly: "What's the problem?"
Yang Xuangan said: "Normally, we are related by marriage to the King of Qin. He should not step over the King of Qin and deal with us privately, but this gift shows that there is already a problem between the King of Qi and the King of Qin."
Yang Yue was instantly relieved, and his anger turned into joy and he said: "After all, you still have some brains. Remember from now on, ask more questions about everything. Even though he is young, he is very resourceful and has a thorough understanding of things. He is far better than Those cunts of yours."
"Then what's the problem between the two brothers?" Yang Xuangan was happy to be praised by Yang Yue and said with a smile.
Yang Yue said directly: "The problem is big."
"First of all, there is a battle for the title of king. The third child is ranked in front of the second child. The second child is a narrow-minded person and must be dissatisfied."
"Furthermore, Yang Ming is now in the center and has a high prestige. After the rebellion, he became even more popular. The main concubine came from our Yue Gong Mansion, and the side concubine is Pei Ju's legitimate daughter. Now he has adopted Li Yuan's legitimate daughter as his concubine. , just with the help from my wife’s family, I can do it all. Don’t underestimate Li Yuan. Don’t look at him. He is polite to everyone. This is called Qianlong Zaiyuan. This man is deep in the city, and he is the same as His Majesty. Cousin, your status will definitely not be low in the future."
"Look at Yang Jian again. There are quite a few women. How many of them can take advantage of them? There is such a big gap between the two brothers. Can Yang Jian be convinced?"
Yang Xuangan said: "Everyone has his or her own abilities, and everyone has his or her own fortune. King Qin is at the head of the great fortune, what is there to say?"
When he first visited his grandson, he unintentionally said, "This kid is so fat." As a result, Yang Suyang invited the two brothers to scold him and asked him to control his mouth.
So on weekdays at home, when the Yang Su brothers talk about Yang Ming, they always call him Yang Ming, but Xuangan always calls him the King of Qin, because he is afraid that the words will go wrong.
"Luck is earned by oneself," Yang Yue said: "Yin Jiang has always had a high self-esteem, but when she met Yang Ming, she fell in love immediately. Pei Ju's daughter also gave Yang Jian a chance, and he himself It’s useless.”
Yang Yue was eager to let Xuangan see the current situation clearly, so he spoke very patiently and thoughtfully:
"Remember, Yang Ming is your son-in-law. You can't sell him at any time. As long as he stands firm, Yinjiang will make plans for you. As a father, don't always worry about your daughter scolding you. You If she did nothing wrong, would she blame you?"
"I don't need to tell my uncle about this. I will definitely not do anything that is not conducive to King Qin," Yang Xuangan said: "From now on, this kid Li Min will never even think of entering our house."
"That's not necessary," Yang Yue said, "I'll give you these four words. It's a false promise. Doesn't he want to make friends with us? Then let's pretend to be won over and see what he wants to do."
"My nephew understands," Xuangan nodded solemnly.
